UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 3, 2010

 

 

ALCOA INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   1-3610   25-0317820
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

390 Park Avenue, New York, New York   10022-4608
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Office of Investor Relations 212-836-2674

Office of the Secretary 212-836-2732

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 3, 2010, Alcoa Inc. (“ Alcoa ”) issued and sold $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.150% Notes due 2020 (the “ 2020 Notes ”) under the Indenture dated as of September 30, 1993 between Alcoa and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor in interest to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association, as successor to PNC Bank, National Association), as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 25, 2007 between Alcoa and the Trustee, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 15, 2008 between Alcoa and the Trustee, and the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 24, 2009 between Alcoa and the Trustee. The 2020 Notes were sold pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-149623) filed by Alcoa and Alcoa Trust I on March 10, 2008 and the related Prospectus dated March 10, 2008, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated July 26, 2010 relating to the 2020 Notes. The form of the 2020 Notes is attached hereto as Exhibit 4 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the opinion of Alcoa’s counsel relating to the validity of the 2020 Notes is attached hereto as Exhibit 5 and is incorporated herein by reference.

On August 3, 2010, Alcoa issued a press release announcing the expiration and final results of its tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of its 6.50% Notes due 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

The following are filed as exhibits to this report:

 

  4 Form of 6.150% Notes due 2020.

 

  5 Opinion of Thomas F. Seligson, Esq., Counsel of Alcoa Inc.

 

  23 Consent of Thomas F. Seligson, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5).

 

  99 Alcoa Inc. press release dated August 3, 2010.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

ALCOA INC.
By:   / S /    N ICHOLAS J. D E R OMA        
Name:   Nicholas J. DeRoma
Title:   Executive Vice President,
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

Date: August 3, 2010

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

4   

Form of 6.150% Notes due 2020.

5   

Opinion of Thomas F. Seligson, Esq., Counsel of Alcoa Inc.

23   

Consent of Thomas F. Seligson, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5).

99   

Alcoa Inc. press release dated August 3, 2010.

 

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Exhibit 4

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York Corporation (“DTC”), to Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

This Security is a Book-Entry Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee thereof. This Security may not be transferred to, or registered or exchanged for Securities registered in the name of, any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof and no such transfer may be registered, except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture. Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, this Security shall be a Book-Entry Security subject to the foregoing, except in such limited circumstances described in the Indenture.

ALCOA INC.

6.150% Notes due 2020

 

No. R-       (U.S.) $            
      CUSIP # 013817AU5
  ISIN # US013817AU59

Alcoa Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Pennsylvania (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of             Million (United States) Dollars on August 15, 2020, and to pay interest thereon from August 3, 2010, or from the most recent February 15 or August 15 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 in each year, commencing February 15, 2011, at the rate of 6.150% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the February 1 or August 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be paid on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture. Payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security will be made (a) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or such other office or agency of the Company as may be designated by it for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts or (b) subject to


any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such Paying Agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, by United States dollar check drawn on, or transfer to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with, a bank in The City of New York; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by United States dollar check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof, directly or through an Authenticating Agent, by manual signature of an authorized signatory, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

Dated: August 3, 2010

 

    ALCOA INC.
Attest:         By:    
  Assistant Secretary       Vice President and Treasurer

[SEAL]

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of

the series designated therein

referred to in the within-

mentioned Indenture.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

TRUST COMPANY, N. A. , as Trustee

By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993 (herein, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 25, 2007 between the Company and the Trustee (as defined below), the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 15, 2008 between the Company and the Trustee, and the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 24, 2009 between the Company and the Trustee, called the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor in interest to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association, as successor to PNC Bank, National Association), as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially issued in the aggregate principal amount of (U.S.) $1,000,000,000.

The Securities of this series are subject to redemption, as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the Holders of the Securities of this series given as described below, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

 

   

100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date; or

 

   

the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on a semiannual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Treasury Rate, as defined below, plus 50 basis points, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption which has not been paid.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date:

 

   

the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for this Security, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month; or

 

   

if that release, or any successor release, is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that redemption date.

The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date.

 

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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of this Security to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of this Security.

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date for this Security:

 

   

the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations; or

 

   

if the Trustee obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained by the Trustee.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and UBS Securities LLC, and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, which is referred to herein as a “Primary Treasury Dealer,” the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

Notice of redemption will be given by mail to Holders of Securities of this series, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, all as provided in the Indenture.

If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem this Security as described above, the Company will be required to make an offer to each Holder of Securities of this series to repurchase all or any part (in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Securities of this series at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of this series repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the option of the Company,

 

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prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Securities of this series on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. Holders of Securities of this series electing to have Securities of this series purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Repurchase Event offer, will be required to surrender their Securities of this series, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Security completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice, or transfer their Securities of this series to the Paying Agent by book-entry transfer pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Paying Agent, prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the repurchase payment date. The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Securities of this series as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Securities of this series, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Securities of this series by virtue of such conflict.

On the repurchase date following a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

 

  (1) accept for payment all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered pursuant to its offer;

 

  (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered; and

 

  (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities of this series properly accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series being purchased by the Company.

The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Securities of this series properly tendered the purchase price for the Securities of this series, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Security of this series equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Securities of this series surrendered; provided that each new Security of this series will be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities of this series upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities of this series properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.

 

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For purposes of the foregoing discussion of a repurchase at the option of Holders, the following definitions are applicable:

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

 

  (1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Company or one of its subsidiaries;

 

  (2) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company or other Voting Stock into which the Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed measured by voting power rather than number of shares;

 

  (3) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;

 

  (4) the first day on which the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company cease to be Continuing Directors; or

 

  (5) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (2)(A) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (B) immediately following that transaction no person (other than a holding company satisfying the requirements of this sentence) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such holding company.

“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the Securities of this series cease to be rated Investment Grade by at least two of the three Rating Agencies on any date during the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Securities of this series is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) (the “Trigger Period”) after the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control; or (2) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control. Unless at least two of the three Rating Agencies are providing a rating for the Securities of this series at the commencement of any Trigger Period, the Securities of this series will be deemed to have ceased to be rated Investment Grade by at least two of the three Rating Agencies during the Trigger Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Repurchase Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.

 

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“Continuing Director” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who:

 

  (1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the closing of the offering of the Securities of this series; or

 

  (2) was nominated for election, elected or appointed to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination, election or appointment (either by a specific vote or by approval of the Company’s proxy statement in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a director, without objection to such nomination).

“Fitch” means Fitch Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.

“Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P); a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Fitch); and the equivalent Investment Grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service Inc., a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, and its successors.

“Rating Agency” means each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch; provided , that if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Securities of this series or fails to make a rating of the Securities of this series publicly available for reasons outside of the Company’s control, the Company may select (as certified by a resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors) a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act, as a replacement agency for Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, or all of them, as the case may be, that is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee under the Indenture.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

“Voting Stock” of any specified “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The provisions relating to defeasance and discharge set forth in Section 1302 of the Indenture and covenant defeasance set forth in Section 1303 of the Indenture are applicable to the Securities of this series.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of 50% in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified

 

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percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As set forth in, and subject to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security of this series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of and any premium or interest on this Security on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place(s) and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable or, subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such transfer agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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As used in this Security, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close in The City of New York. All other terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture and are not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of this Security, check the following box:

/     / Purchase pursuant to Change of Control Repurchase Event

If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of this Security, state the amount:

$                                  

 

Date:                                  

  Your Signature:   ___________________________________
 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of the Security)

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

 
 

Signature must be guaranteed by a participant

in a recognized signature guarantee medallion

program or other signature guarantor

acceptable to the Trustee.

 

EXHIBIT 5

 

[Alcoa logo]

   

Alcoa

 

390 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10022-4608 USA

Tel:        1 212 836 2600

Fax:        1 212 836 2818

August 3, 2010

Alcoa Inc.

390 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022-4608

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am a Counsel of Alcoa Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “ Company ”), and in that capacity I am familiar with:

 

  (i) the Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-149623) (the “ Registration Statement ”) filed by the Company and Alcoa Trust I, a Delaware business trust (the “ Trust ”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), of an indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of the Company’s debt securities, Class B Serial Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value, common stock, $1.00 par value, warrants, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, and Trust Preferred Securities of the Trust and related guarantee of the Trust Preferred Securities by the Company (collectively, the “ Securities ”), to be offered from time to time by the Company or the Trust, as applicable, on terms to be determined at the time of the offering; and

 

  (ii) the Prospectus dated March 10, 2008 (the “ Prospectus ”), as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated July 26, 2010 (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”), relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $1,000,000,000 principal amount of 6.150% Notes due 2020 (the “ Notes ”).

The Notes are to be issued under the Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993 (the “ Original Indenture ”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor in interest to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, N.A. (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association, as successor to PNC Bank, National Association), as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 25, 2007 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”) between the Company and the Trustee, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 15, 2008 (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”) between the Company and the Trustee, and the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 24, 2009 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”) between the Company and the Trustee (the Original Indenture as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”) and sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and the Terms Agreement, each dated July 26, 2010 (together, the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), between the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein.


As a Counsel of the Company, I am generally familiar with its legal affairs. In addition, I have examined the Articles and By-Laws of the Company; the Indenture; the Registration Statement; the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement; the Underwriting Agreement; the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the filing of the Registration Statement and the issuance and sale of the Securities; the Certificate of Issuance and Sale dated July 26, 2010; the Certificate of Designated Officer Establishing Terms of Debt Securities dated August 3, 2010; and such other certificates of officers of the Company and other documents, corporate records and questions of law as I have considered necessary for the purposes of this opinion.

In making such examination and rendering the opinion set forth below, I have assumed that (i) each document submitted to me is accurate and complete; (ii) each such document that is an original is authentic; (iii) each such document that is a copy conforms to an authentic original; and (iv) all signatures (other than signatures on behalf of the Company) on each such document are genuine. I have further assumed the legal capacity of natural persons and that each party to the documents I have examined or relied on (other than the Company) has the legal capacity or authority and has satisfied all legal requirements that are applicable to that party to the extent necessary to make such documents enforceable against that party.

On the basis of the foregoing, I advise you that, in my opinion, the Notes have been duly and validly authorized by the Company, and, upon proper execution, delivery and authentication in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture against payment therefor, the Notes will be legally issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with and subject to their respective terms and the terms of the Indenture, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and by general equitable principles, and except that no opinion is expressed as to the availability of the remedy of specific performance.

I am a member of the bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and my opinion is limited to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal laws of the United States of America.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated the date hereof and to the reference to me under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus Supplement. In giving my consent, I do not admit that I come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Act.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/    Thomas F. Seligson        

Thomas F. Seligson

 

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Exhibit 99

[Alcoa logo]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Investor Contact

  Media Contact

Matthew E. Garth

  Michael E. Belwood

(212) 836-2674

  (812) 604-0530

Alcoa Announces Expiration and Final Results of Tender Offer for 6.50% Notes due 2011

New York, NY, August 3, 2010 — Alcoa Inc. announced today the expiration and final results of the Company’s tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of its 6.50% Notes due 2011.

As of 5:00 p.m., ET, on August 2, 2010, the expiration date for the Any and All Tender Offer, the aggregate principal amount of 2011 Notes tendered in the Any and All Tender Offer was $253,412,000, representing 43.43% of the $583,467,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2011 Notes outstanding. All of the 2011 Notes that were tendered have been accepted for purchase by Alcoa, with settlement expected to occur today. The holders of the 2011 Notes that were accepted for purchase will be entitled to receive the tender offer consideration of $1,048.75 per $1,000 principal amount of 2011 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest from and including the last interest payment date up to, but not including, the settlement date.

The Any and All Tender Offer was made upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated July 26, 2010 and the related Letter of Transmittal.

Also described in the Offer to Purchase is the Maximum Tender Offer. The Maximum Tender Offer consists of tender offers by Alcoa to purchase up to the Maximum Tender Amount (as described below) of its outstanding 6.00% Notes due 2012 and its 5.375% Notes due 2013; provided that the purchase of the 2013 Notes will be subject to an aggregate purchase limit of $50 million.

The Maximum Tender Amount is $750 million in cash less the aggregate purchase price of the 2011 Notes accepted for purchase pursuant to the Any and All Tender Offer. As a result of the amount of 2011 Notes tendered and accepted for purchase in the Any and All Tender Offer, the Maximum Tender Amount is $484,234,165. Alcoa will apply the Maximum Tender Amount first to purchase 2012 Notes and then, to the extent any amount remains, Alcoa will apply the balance to purchase up to an aggregate purchase price of the 2013 Notes equal to the lesser of (i) the remaining Maximum Tender Amount and (ii) $50 million, in each case, subject to proration as applicable.


Holders who have not already tendered the 2012 Notes and 2013 Notes may continue to do so at any time at or prior to 5:00 p.m., ET, on August 23, 2010, the Maximum Tender Expiration Date, unless extended or earlier terminated. Holders of 2012 Notes and 2013 Notes that are validly tendered and not withdrawn at or prior to 5:00 p.m., ET, on August 6, 2010, and accepted for purchase will receive the applicable tender offer consideration plus the applicable early tender premium. Tenders of the 2012 Notes and the 2013 Notes may be withdrawn at any time at or prior to 5:00 p.m., ET, on August 6, 2010, but may not be withdrawn thereafter.

Alcoa’s obligation to accept for payment and to pay for the 2012 Notes and 2013 Notes in the Maximum Tender Offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions specified in the Offer to Purchase.

Payments for 2012 Notes and 2013 Notes purchased in the Maximum Tender Offer will include accrued and unpaid interest from and including the last interest payment date applicable to the relevant series of Notes up to, but not including, the settlement date.

Banc of America Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are acting as Coordinating Dealer Managers and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC are acting as Co-Dealer Managers for the Tender Offers. The Depositary and the Information Agent in all places other than Luxembourg is Global Bondholder Services Corporation. The Luxembourg Agent is Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A. Copies of the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and related offering materials are available by contacting the Information Agent at 866-804-2200 or the Luxembourg Agent at 00352-421-22-639. Questions regarding the Tender Offers should be directed to Banc of America Securities LLC, Debt Advisory Services at (980) 388-9217 (collect) or (888) 292-0070 (toll-free), Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Liability Management Group at (800) 558-3745 (toll-free) or 212-723-6106 (collect), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Liability Management Group at (212) 250-2955 (collect) or (866) 627-0391 (toll-free) or UBS Securities LLC, Liability Management Group at (203) 719-4210 (collect) or (888) 719-4210) (toll-free).

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy or an offer to purchase or sell any securities. The tender offers are being made only pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and only in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.

About Alcoa

Alcoa is the world’s leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the past 120 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa ® wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral part of Alcoa’s operating practices and the product design and engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for eight consecutive years and approximately 75 percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 59,000 people in 31 countries across the world. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains statements that relate to future events and expectations and, as such, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include those containing such words as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “outlook,” “plans,” “projects,” “should,” “targets,” “will,” or other words of similar meaning. All statements that reflect Alcoa’s expectations, assumptions, or projections about the future other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, anticipated financial results, operating performance or achievement of enhancements in debt maturity profile or expected timing of settlement or other events. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results, performance, or outcomes may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: (a) material adverse changes in aluminum industry conditions, including global supply and demand conditions and fluctuations in London Metal Exchange-based prices for primary aluminum, alumina and other products; (b) unfavorable changes in general business and economic conditions; (c) disruptions or volatility in the global financial markets; and (d) the other risk factors summarized in Alcoa’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Alcoa disclaims any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

 

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